SMEs represent more than 99% of European enterprises and account for two-thirds of the EU's GDO and 75 million jobs. They play a decisive role when it comes to economic growth and competitiveness. They comprise all types of firms ranging from one-person businesses to cooperatives. Whilst some SMEs offer very traditional services of craft products, many other are fast growing high-tech companies. Interviews:Theodius Lennon, European Commission - Research Directorate-General Visit the site: www.mostra.com Download subtitles:

-Round Table
-Changing the direction of research: method of verifying the achievement of death’s reduction from cancer (taking note of various opinions)
-Screening, early diagnosis and cost saving to Health Care (taking note of various opinions)
Visit the site: : Introduction. Thanks to sponsors
: Presentation by the inventor. Objectives: Defeat Cancer with early detectionSignals that show cancer development
: Presentation by the inventor. Limits of current PET, solution, FORMULA, guarantee, Q&A
: Specific questions on social & technical objectives, ... continua

Each year in the European Union, 167,000 deaths are attributable to work-related accidents or illnesses, and the number of occupational accidents which result in over three days off work is estimated at 7 million.
Small and medium businesses feature prominently here, as they alone represent 82% of the total number of occupational accidents and 90% of the total number of fatal accidents. The construction, farming, transportation and health industries are among the sectors most affected.
Apart from the sometimes tragic individual consequences, the loss of earnings to ... continua

As a general rule, health insurance administrations are obliged to issue a European health insurance card at their members’ request. The card makes it easier to obtain medical care and guarantees that it will be provided in accordance with the legislation of the Member State being visited. For example, if you are in a Member Statewhere medical care is free, you too have the right to free medical treatment. So the message is crystal clear: do not travel to another Member State of the European Economic Area without your European health insurance card. Interviews: ... continua

Micro and Nanotechnologies promise to be key applications in medicine and the environment in the future, but their development is still only at the beginning. Treatingdiseases at molecular level is still some way down the road, but researchers in Europe are developing the tools to make it possible one day, while also assessing the possiblerisks of these promising new technologies.
Interviews:
Guillermo Villanueva,IMB-CSIC Bellaterra, SpainJoan Bausells, IMB-CSIC Bellaterra, Spain Robert Lemor, IBMT St. Ingbert Thomas Velten, IMBT St. Ingbert
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-Opening of proceedings. Introduction of guests of honor (Prof Luigi Marrelli)
-Introduction of review, thanks to sponsors (Dr Vincenzo Vigna)
-Introduction of questionnaire, which completes phase 1 of the review, and description of phase 2 to compose, with the contribution of external specialists and the public, the final report (Dr Vincenzo Vigna)
Visit the site: : Presentation by the inventor. Objectives: Defeat Cancer with early detectionSignals that show cancer development
: Presentation by the inventor. Limits of current PET, solution, FORMULA, guarantee, ... continua

4th of July 3rd 2009University of Cagliari, Monteponi, IglesiasIII Session: “Undermining ” local development Alternatives in resources managementBasilio Tzoy Grijalva (Council for the protection of the territory of Indigenous people, Guatemala) talks about it with Jean Marie Ferraris (Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Philippines) and a representative of a local group (Sardinia)*Conflict on the use of landKyapa Kapatamoyo (Civil Society for Poverty Reduction, Zambia) talks about it with Penchom Saetang e Sureerut Taechutraku (Thapsakae Environment Group ... continua

The European Commission and the pharmaceutical industry are entering into a pan-European strategic alliance to fund research in the health sector and accelerate the discovery and development of innovative medicines. This collaboration will bring together stakeholders on all levels to share knowledge and results. The benefits for patients will be significant, as it will further contribute to removing bottlenecks in the drug development process, thus providing patients with better medicines, faster. The boost in competitiveness could also be significant as resources for ... continua

The rules that govern nutrition labelling have already been in force for over a decade. In general nutrition labelling is included on a voluntary basis so the inclusion on most products depends on the goodwill of the agri-and-food industry. When nutrition labelling can be found, it may be difficult to find since it can be in small or very small print. Moreover, the type of labelling varies from one product to the next and from one country to the other. As a result, when filling their shopping carts, few European consumers take the time to ... continua

The content is chosen by the European Commission according to topics of interest to young people aged 15 to 18, and is then drafted by a team of professional writers. Since 2004, the Europa Diary has dealt with issues such as consumer credit, counterfeiting, e-commerce, climate change, fair trade, the dangers of tobacco and alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.The Diary may also be partially adapted to each country. National partners of Generation Europe may, on the one hand, choose or refuse certain articles according to ... continua